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Cutter and the his loosely-organized ad hoc anomaly response team are called in to what seems like the murder of a man at a swimming pool, except that there’s no body. As unlikely as it seems, Cutter’s theory is that a prehistoric aquatic beast is involved, by way of an intermittent underwater anomaly that changes positions. At a nearby reservoir and swimming area, a creature is sighted again, and it deposits the remains of the missing swimmer for all to see. Cutter and Stephen lead a team of divers to find the anomaly underwater, only to see a diver accidentally pass through it, followed by the creature. Cutter theorizes that the anomaly could be shifting positions along a “temporal fault line,” an idea that meets with disbelief from Lester. When the missing diver’s body is recovered, with yet another hint that Helen is alive, Cutter can no longer keep his search for her a secret.

written by Adrian Hodges
directed by Cilla Ware
music by Dominik Scherrer

Cast: Douglas Henshall (Nick Cutter), James Murray (Stephen Hart), Andrew-Lee Potts (Connor Temple), Hannah Spearritt (Abby Maitland), Juliet Aubrey (Helen Cutter), Ben Miller (Sir James Lester), Claudia Brown (Lucy Brown), Andrew French (Detective Inspector), Mark Wakeling (Captain Ryan), Pascale Burgess (Jane Dexter), Jake Curran (Tom), James Bradshaw (Duncan), Aled Pugh (Plumber)

LogBook entry by Earl Green

Brought back to modern-day London by force, Helen Cutter is ordered held by Lester for questioning. Helen makes a threat – prehistoric creatures will be unleashed into London unless she is allowed to go back through an anomaly. She leads the team straight to one and then bolts and runs through the anomaly, leading them to a prehistoric hillside where dozens of anomalies lead – the nexus point of time travel. Helen disappears, but there’s a new problem: a small flock of dodos waddle into the present day, bringing with them a parasitic infection that modern medicine can’t hope to contain. One of Connor’s college roommates becomes patient zero.

written by Richard Kurti and Bev Doyle
directed by Jamie Payne
music by Dominik Scherrer

Cast: Douglas Henshall (Nick Cutter), James Murray (Stephen Hart), Andrew-Lee Potts (Connor Temple), Hannah Spearritt (Abby Maitland), Juliet Aubrey (Helen Cutter), Ben Miller (Sir James Lester), Claudia Brown (Lucy Brown), Manjeet Mann (Mrs. Davis), Amaar Sardharwalla (Small Boy), Mark Wakeling (Captain Ryan), Jake Curran (Tom), James Bradshaw (Duncan), Billy Carter (Doctor)

Notes: Connor says his Thursday nights with Tom and Duncan used to consist of “Battlestar Galactica, Blake’s 7, and pepperoni pizza.” Which doesn’t sound bad, really.

LogBook entry by Earl Green

Sightings, and a grisly death, at a golf course confirm that a new prehistoric predator is on the loose. After tranquilizing a large pteradon and finding that it has eaten no human meat recently, Cutter and Stephen find the culprit soon enough: a flock of small pterodactyl-like creatures that feasts on victims en masse, following the scent of blood if any is spilled. Unfortunately, Cutter’s government liaison (and Lester’s reluctant underling), Claudia Brown, has been injured, making her the new meal of choice for the creatures. Just when Claudia believes she’s about to die, she is helped by the last person she expected to see.

written by Chris Lang
directed by Jamie Payne
music by Dominik Scherrer

Cast: Juliet Aubrey (Helen Cutter), Douglas Henshall (Nick Cutter), James Murray (Stephen Hart), Andrew-Lee Potts (Connor Temple), Hannah Spearritt (Abby Maitland), Ben Miller (Sir James Lester), Ike Hamilton (Andy), Mat Curtis (Jeff), Mark Wakeling (Captain Tom Ryan), Adam G. Goodwin (Medic)

LogBook entry by Earl Green